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'Inebriated' man floated mile into gulf
CLEARWATER, Fla., (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said a man believed to have been "extremely inebriated" was rescued after floating about a mile into the Gulf of Mexico from Florida.
Petty Officer First Class Mariana O'Leary, a Coast Guard spokeswoman, said a good Samaritan on a recreational boat called in a report of an unconscious man floating far offshore on a pool float Wednesday afternoon, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Thursday.
O'Leary said the man, identified as Jerry Whipple, is "suspected of being extremely inebriated" when the Coast Guard found him unconscious. She said he later regained consciousness and was treated at the Largo Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
The spokeswoman said the incident is being investigated by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
CLEARWATER, Fla., (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said a man believed to have been "extremely inebriated" was rescued after floating about a mile into the Gulf of Mexico from Florida.
Petty Officer First Class Mariana O'Leary, a Coast Guard spokeswoman, said a good Samaritan on a recreational boat called in a report of an unconscious man floating far offshore on a pool float Wednesday afternoon, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Thursday.
O'Leary said the man, identified as Jerry Whipple, is "suspected of being extremely inebriated" when the Coast Guard found him unconscious. She said he later regained consciousness and was treated at the Largo Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
The spokeswoman said the incident is being investigated by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
